Media Noche

See also: medianoche and media noche

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish medianoche (“midnight”), from media (“half”) +‎ noche (“night”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmedja ˈnot͡ʃe/ [ˌmɛː.d͡ʒɐ ˈn̪oː.t͡ʃɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌmedja ˈnotse/ [ˌmɛd̪.jɐ ˈn̪ot̪.sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃe, (no palatal assimilation) -otse
  • Syllabification: Med‧ia No‧che
  • Homophone: medyanotse

Proper noun

Media Noche (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜌ ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. a traditional dinner held on the night of New Year's Eve towards midnight on New Year's Day

See also

Further reading

  • “Media Noche”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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